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Combined central and peripheral nervous system involvement in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in a young male: A case report.

RATIONALE: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an autoimmune demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system, typically presenting after infection or vaccination. Rarely, ADEM may involve the peripheral nervous system, presenting with pure motor axonal neuropathy, which poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. PATIENT CONCERNS: We report a 22-year-old Asian male with no prior medical history who initially experienced a mild upper respiratory infection followed by headache and a single generalized tonic-clonic seizure. He subsequently developed altered consciousness and fl…

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry imaging of sulfatide lipid expression in the CNS of mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

Changes in the composition and distribution of the lipids comprising the myelin sheath surrounding neuronal axons have been under-explored i … de a molecular snapshot of lipid alterations at different disease stages of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the animal model for MS. Our results suggest that alterations in sulfatide expression are greatest prior to the onset of clinical disease symptoms and are systemic through the white matter and not restricted to the focal inflammatory lesions …

Липидированные мезофорные наночастицы, нагруженные тимокиноном, в качестве нового метода лечения аутоиммунного энцефаломиелита у крыс.

AIMS: Пересечение мозгового барьера (BBB) по-прежнему является серьезной проблемой для доставки терапевтических агентов в центральную нервную систему. Цель этого исследования состояла в том, чтобы оценить потенциал новых наноформуляционных силикатных силиканочастиц (MSN), покрытых липидным двуслойным слоем (LB), с тем чтобы повысить уровень доставки и потенциальное ремиелионирующее воздействие тимокинона (TQ). МЕТОДЫ: Составы характеризовались микроскопией передачи электронов и динамическим рассеиванием света для определения потенциала зета и размера частиц. Экспериментальная аутоиммунная энце

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AIMS: Crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains a significant challenge for delivering therapeutic agents to the central nervous system … ic light scattering for zeta potential and particle size determination. The experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model is used as an established animal model for multiple sclerosis (MS). Our experiment consists of five groups of male Wistar rats: a standard control group, an EAE-induced group, and three treated groups after being induced with EAE: (Thymo …

Adrenergic dysfunction in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are comorbid disorders with overlapping symptoms. Research highlights autonomic dysfunction compared to healthy individuals, particularly involving the sympathetic branch. While past reviews focused on neurophysiological assessments, this systematic review summarises biological adrenergic markers, offering deeper insights into the observed sympathetic dysfunction in ME/CFS and FM aiming to identify targetable pathophysiological mechanisms. METHODS: A systematic search was performed on PubMed, Web of …

Longitudinal in vivo evaluation of retinal ganglion cell complex layer and dendrites in mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), induced by the immunization of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), is related to human MOG antibody-associated disease (MOGAD). Neuroinflammation and demyelination of the optic nerve can lead to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death and axonal damage in MOGAD. Here, we aimed to evaluate the structural changes in RGCs longitudinally by in vivo imaging in mice with RGCs expressing yellow fluorescent protein along the course of EAE. Successful induction of EAE was confirmed by the neurological function scores and histology analyses. The changes …

Varied Presentation of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Needs for Classification and Clinician Education: A Case Series.

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex, heterogeneous and serious disease. In this article, we analyze the cases of 3 patients with ME/CFS. Due to the disbeliefs, misconceptions, and stigmas that are attached to ME/CFS, patient diagnosis is made after years of disease progression. Over this period, physicians tried to determine the etiology of the disease, taking into account its onset and symptoms. The suspected conditions correlated with possible subgroups that researchers speculate may exist in ME/CFS. Therefore, a registry of well-selected data on clinical…

Blockade of the kinin B1 receptor affects the cytokine/chemokine profile in rat brain subjected to autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

Kinins are bioactive peptides which provide multiple functions, including critical regulation of the inflammatory response. Released during tissue injury, kinins potentiate the inflammation which represents a hallmark of numerous neurological disorders, including those of autoimmune origin such as multiple sclerosis (MS). In the present work, we assess the expression of B1 receptor (B1R) in rat brain during the course of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) which is an animal model of MS. We apply pharmacological inhibition to investigate the role of this receptor in the development…

Endogenous opioid inhibition of proliferation of T and B cell subpopulations in response to immunization for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

BACKGROUND: Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of multiple sclerosis, is induced by immunization of mice with myelin oligodendrocytic glycoprotein (MOG35-55) injections, and after 9 days, mice develop behavioral signs of chronic progressive EAE. Proliferation of T and B cells located in peripheral lymph tissues such as spleen and inguinal lymph nodes of C57BL/6J mice are stimulated. The opioid growth factor-opioid growth factor receptor (OGF-OGFr) axis has been shown to effectively limit progression of chronic EAE when mice are treated at the time of induction or …

Protective effect of tanreqing injection on axon myelin damage in the brain of mouse model for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of Tanreqing injection on axon myelin in the mouse brain of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). METHODS: An EAE model was established by myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)35-55 immunization in C57BL/6 mice. Mice were randomly divided into the following groups: normal, model, prednisone acetate (PA) (6 mg/kg), Tanreqing high dose (5.14 mL/kg), Tanreqing low dose (2.57 mL/kg). On the day of immunization, both Tanreqing groups were treated by intraperitoneal injection, with the PA group treated by intragastrical perfusion after T cell respons…

Acute onset of encephalomyelitis with atypical lesions associated with dual infection of Sarcocystis neurona and Toxoplasma gondii in a dog.

A two-year-old male, neutered, basset hound-beagle mix with progressive neurological impairment was examined postmortem. Grossly, the dog had multiple raised masses on the spinal cord between nerve roots. Microscopically, the dog had protozoal myeloencephalitis. Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis neurona were detected in the CNS by immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Sarcocysts in formalin-fixed muscle were negative for Sarcocystis by PCR. Banked serum was negative for T. gondii using the modified agglutination test, suggesting an acute case of T. gondii infection or immun

Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus as an experimental model system to study the mechanism of blood-brain barrier disruption.

Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus is a widely used model to study the initiation and progression of multiple sclerosis. Many researchers have used this model to investigate how the immune system and genetic factors contribute to the disease process. Current research has highlighted the importance of cytotoxic CD8 T cells and specific major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I alleles. Our lab has adopted this concept to create a novel mouse model to study the mechanism of blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption, an integral feature of numerous neurological disorders. We have demonstrat…

Direct comparison of demyelinating disease induced by the Daniel's strain and BeAn strain of Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus.

We compared CNS disease following intracerebral injection of SJL mice with Daniel's (DA) and BeAn 8386 (BeAn) strains of Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV). In tissue culture, DA was more virulent then BeAn. There was a higher incidence of demyelination in the spinal cords of SJL/J mice infected with DA as compared to BeAn. However, the extent of demyelination was similar between virus strains when comparing those mice that developed demyelination. Even though BeAn infection resulted in lower incidence of demyelination in the spinal cord, these mice showed significant brain diseas…

Anti-S-nitrosocysteine antibodies are a predictive marker for demyelination in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis: implications for multiple sclerosis.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by inflammation within the CNS. This inflammatory response is associated with production of nitric … dentical Ab response directed against SNO-cysteine in an acute model of MS, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) induced in Lewis rats with the 68-84 peptide of guinea pig myelin basic protein (MBP(68-84)). Serum levels of anti-SNO-cysteine Abs peaked 1 week before the onset of clinical signs and well before the appearance of anti-MBP(68-84) Abs. The ant …

[Biotherapy of experimental tumors with vaccines of Venezuelan encephalomyelitis virus, parotitis and influenza viruses and cytologic evaluation of effectiveness].

Inhibition of experimental tumor growth, life-span, mitotic activity and cytologic damage have been studied in cells of ascitic and solid carcinoma of Ehrlich in the course of biotherapy with vaccines of Venezuelan encephalomyelitis virus, mumps and influenza viruses. Summing up, it is concluded that the vaccine of Venezuelan encephalomyelitis virus looks most promising as far as further research in development of an antitumor viral drug is concerned.

Encephalomyelitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var gattii presenting as spinal tumour: case report and review of the literature.

A 24 year old immunocompetent German resident is described who developed multifocal encephalomyelitis due to infection with Cryptococcus neoformans var gatti, commonly considered a disease of tropical regions. In the light of current knowledge on the epidemiology of C neoformans var gatti and the travel history of the patient it is assumed that the infection was acquired outside Europe. As exclusive intramedullary involvement is an outstandingly rare manifestation in spinal cryptococcosis, the particular diagnostic procedure and the therapeutic strategies are discussed